On August 11, 1980 Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy approached a ballroom podium at New York's Waldorf-Astoria to acknowledge what had long been obvious: he would not be the 1980 Democratic ...

In honor of the passing of Sen. Ted Kennedy, Bob Meek is circulating this quote from Kennedy’s 1980 Democratic convention speech (that was the year he sought the presidential nomination, but ...

Ethel Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy shared 11 children. Here is everything to know about their kids: Kathleen, Joseph, Robert ...

By beating Ted Kennedy in 1980, Jon Keller says Jimmy Carter opened the door for Michael Dukakis, Paul Tsongas and John Kerry.

On August 12, 1980, Ted Kennedy lost the Democratic Party's nomination to President Jimmy Carter at the Democratic National Convention in New York City.

Ted Kennedy liked to tell a favorite story about Sen. John McCain. The Massachusetts Democrat and the Arizona Republican were on the floor of the Senate and became distracted by a heated debate ...

President Jimmy Carter and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) during the 1980 Democratic National Convention in New York. (Bob Daugherty/AP) To understand the frenzied rush among Democratic insiders ...

Ted Kennedy made a campaign stop in 1980 at what is now the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids.

ELVING: Absolutely. Now, Ted Kennedy's one run for president - the one time he actually ran in 1980, it was ill-timed and poorly prepared. But the opposite seems to have been true of his Senate ...

Ted Kennedy's concession speech to Jimmy Carter at the 1980 Democratic National Convention in Madison Square Garden, New York City.

As president, though, he struggled with rising inflation, diplomatic setbacks and a growing sense that he was simply overmatched in the role — a feeling that led to a bitter but ultimately ...

CBS’s Dirty Trick on Ted Kennedy Keeps Working The interview that damaged the senator’s 1980 presidential campaign wasn’t as it appears. Feb. 20, 2023 1:23 pm ET Share ...